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Puritan Papers #1
Puritan Papers Vol 1: 1956-1959
J. I. Packer, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Iain Murray, and Ernest Kevan are among the distinguished contributors to this compilation of papers on a wide range of topics pertaining to Puritan and Reformed teaching, piety, and life. This volume, the first in a series, captures the principles and passion of Puritan belief as presented in the Puritan and Reformed Studies Conferences of 1956-1959.The twenty-three papers gathered here are, by design, "practical and constructive, not merely academic", says Packer, and therefore helpful to pastors as well as the whole church.
332 pages, Paperback
First published September 5, 2000
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J.I. Packer
446 books926 followersWhat do J. I. Packer, Billy Graham and Richard John Neuhaus have in common? Each was recently named by TIME magazine as among the 25 most influential evangelicals in America.
Dr. Packer, the Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology at Regent College, was hailed by TIME as “a doctrinal Solomon” among Protestants. “Mediating debates on everything from a particular Bible translation to the acceptability of free-flowing Pentecostal spirituality, Packer helps unify a community [evangelicalism] that could easily fall victim to its internal tensions.”
Knowing God, Dr. Packer’s seminal 1973 work, was lauded as a book which articulated shared beliefs for members of diverse denominations; the TIME profile quotes Michael Cromartie of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington as saying, “conservative Methodists and Presbyterians and Baptists could all look to [Knowing God] and say, ‘This sums it all up for us.’”
In a similar tribute to Dr. Packer almost ten years ago, American theologian Mark Noll wrote in Christianity Today that, “Packer’s ability to address immensely important subjects in crisp, succinct sentences is one of the reasons why, both as an author and speaker, he has played such an important role among American evangelicals for four decades.”
For over 25 years Regent College students have been privileged to study under Dr. Packer’s clear and lucid teaching, and our faculty, staff and students celebrate the international recognition he rightly receives as a leading Christian thinker and teacher.
(https://www.regent-college.edu/facult...)
Dr. Packer, the Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology at Regent College, was hailed by TIME as “a doctrinal Solomon” among Protestants. “Mediating debates on everything from a particular Bible translation to the acceptability of free-flowing Pentecostal spirituality, Packer helps unify a community [evangelicalism] that could easily fall victim to its internal tensions.”
Knowing God, Dr. Packer’s seminal 1973 work, was lauded as a book which articulated shared beliefs for members of diverse denominations; the TIME profile quotes Michael Cromartie of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington as saying, “conservative Methodists and Presbyterians and Baptists could all look to [Knowing God] and say, ‘This sums it all up for us.’”
In a similar tribute to Dr. Packer almost ten years ago, American theologian Mark Noll wrote in Christianity Today that, “Packer’s ability to address immensely important subjects in crisp, succinct sentences is one of the reasons why, both as an author and speaker, he has played such an important role among American evangelicals for four decades.”
For over 25 years Regent College students have been privileged to study under Dr. Packer’s clear and lucid teaching, and our faculty, staff and students celebrate the international recognition he rightly receives as a leading Christian thinker and teacher.
(https://www.regent-college.edu/facult...)
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November 16, 2010
Excellent series of books edited by JI Packer, with various speakers discussing theological and doctrinal positions of the Puritans as well as how they conducted themselves in issues of Church and life. Later these speeches transcribed into the book forms
Each subject covers about 15 pages that cover 23 different topics. The messages were taken from conferences that JI Packer and others gave at the Westminster Chapel, home of DM Lloyd Jones starting in 1950.
Each subject covers about 15 pages that cover 23 different topics. The messages were taken from conferences that JI Packer and others gave at the Westminster Chapel, home of DM Lloyd Jones starting in 1950.
July 19, 2019
Pretty decent if you're interested in the Puritans and are interested in going deeper. This may not be a great intro if you don't have a moderate familiarity with them.
May 30, 2012
First book I read on the Puritans. Probably not the best intro. Packer and Lloyd-Jones assume you are quite familiar with the history and discussions. I wasn't. In any case, there were a few memorable moments, like when one preacher is berating his congregation about their lack of bible-reading and ends his sermon with a mock conversation between God and the people:
God: You have spurned and neglected my word. I will take it away from you.
Preacher/People: Do not take your word from us! Burn our houses. Kill our livestock. Slay our families, but do not take your word.
A bit extreme, but memorable.
God: You have spurned and neglected my word. I will take it away from you.
Preacher/People: Do not take your word from us! Burn our houses. Kill our livestock. Slay our families, but do not take your word.
A bit extreme, but memorable.
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